Pakistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nawaz to de Kock, out Lbw!! Appeal for LBW, looks plumb and given. Even de Kock knew it, that's why he didn't bother to review. He tried to sweep this flighted delivery and missed, impact in line with middle and off and ball definitely smashing leg stump at least. Oh hang on, the replay actually doesn't look really convincing. Impact in line with middle, QdK was well in front of the crease so the ball had to travel and ball-tracker says just brushing leg stump. de Kock lbw b Nawaz 53(70) [4s-6 6s-1]

Nawaz to de Kock, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Nawaz to de Kock, FOUR, nicely reverse swept for four and he's recorded his 32nd ODI fifty. This is his 3rd consecutive 50+ score. Breetzke congratulates his teammate. Got the line spot on and middled the shot behind point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, quicker delivery, de Kock covers the line and taps it to cover-point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, de Kock defends towards point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, on the leg stump, de Kock works it to deep square leg

Nawaz to de Kock, no run, turning back in, de Kock looks to defend, ball turns back in sharply and hits the pad. Impact is outside off

Nawaz to de Kock, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, de Kock defends off the back foot

Nawaz to de Kock, 1 run, short delivery, de Kock rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Nawaz to de Kock, no run, flatter delivery, de Kock rocks back and guides towards backward point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, fullish delivery on the off stump, de Kock defends with an angled bat to tap it square of the wicket on the off-side

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, de Kock defends off the back foot

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, on a length on leg-stump, tucked towards square leg

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped to deep backward point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, on a length, blocked with a straight bat

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, de Kock has been trapped in front but he opts for the review! Did he get some bat on it? Oh, it might have pitched outside leg and that might save the batter. Was the googly on the shorter side around leg-stump, turned away a little and kept low, de Kock rocked back and had committed himself to the pull shot. He seemed to have missed and got struck low on the pads. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it shows that the ball has pitched outside leg. Good use of the review from de Kock

Salman Agha to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock camps back to this one and knocks it down to long-on for a single. 7000 runs in ODI cricket for de Kock

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, de Kock hangs back to the back of a length delivery to keep it out

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, nicely bowled! On a length outside off, turning away sharply, de Kock tries to square drive but gets beaten on the outside edge

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, flighted delivery outside off, de Kock reaches out and drives it towards cover-point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, de Kock chops it to deep backward point

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, no run, on a back of a length on leg-stump, de Kock keeps it out

Salman Agha to de Kock, 1 run, full ball drifting towards the pads, nudged round the corner to retain strike

Salman Agha to de Kock, wide, another one down leg, de Kock looks to pull but misses. Wided

Salman Agha to de Kock, FOUR, gorgeous stroke! Tossed up on off, de Kock stays leg-side of it, opens up his stance and goes inside out over extra cover to get the desired result. Lovely flow of the hands and the timing is spot on

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, shorter one down leg, de Kock tries to swipe it too hard and misses out to get struck on the pads. That should have been put away

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, full delivery outside off, tapped with an open bat-face to point

Salman Agha to de Kock, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, de Kock covers the line to defend it down the track

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, on a length on the pads, de Kock works it to deep backward square leg

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, FOUR, easy pickings! A hit-me ball down leg, de Kock goes for the pull perhaps through backward square leg but ends up getting it off the inner half past the keeper. That's good enough for a boundary

Salman Agha to de Kock, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, de Kock hits it to long-off

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 1 run, very full outside off, de Kock digs it out towards long-off

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, floated around off, pushed with soft hands to covers

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, full ball drifting in towards leg-stump, blocked down the track

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 2 runs, that's sloppy! de Kock helps this one off the inner half towards fine leg. Abrar gives it a chase and runs around it. He made it tough for himself. Could have kept the batters to just a single

Saim Ayub to de Kock, SIX, as easy as you like! A dragdown from Saim Ayub outside off. de Kock says thank you very much and plays a dismissive pull shot. The ball sails over cow corner for a flat maximum

Salman Agha to de Kock, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, de Kock drives it down to long-off

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 1 run, very full outside off, de Kock digs it to the left of Saim Ayub who can't make a clean stop on his followthrough and parries it towards long-on

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, slower through the air and drifting in from around off, de Kock drags the sweep to backward square leg

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, Saim Ayub bowls this one in the blockhole on off, de Kock jams it down the track

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 1 run, quicker and flatter on off, chopped to deep cover

Haris Rauf to de Kock, no run, fullish delivery outside off, de Kock square drives it to backward point

Haris Rauf to de Kock, no run, almost sneaked through! Pacy back of a length delivery seaming in from around off, de Kock tries to run it down towards third man but gets an inside edge onto the pads

Haris Rauf to de Kock, no run, hard length delivery around off, de Kock rises on his toes and taps it towards backward point. Haris Rauf lost a bit of balance on his followthrough but didn't fall down

Haris Rauf to de Kock, 1 run, length delivery seaming in towards leg-stump, de Kock swipes it off the inner half towards deep square leg

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 1 run, coming in with the arm and on the shorter side on leg-stump, de Kock drags the pull towards backward square leg where the fielder gets low to his right to stop it. The batters steal a single

Haris Rauf to de Kock, 2 runs, swinging in from a fuller length, de Kock hits it off the inner half past the left side of mid-on. A couple results

Haris Rauf to de Kock, no run, length delivery seaming in from around off, tapped towards cover-point

Haris Rauf to de Kock, no run, fullish delivery outside off, de Kock goes for a drive with hard hands but gets a bottom edge onto his boots

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock waits for this one to come in with the arm and works it in front of square on the leg-side

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, full ball drifting in, swept straight to backward square leg

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, on a length outside off, punched to extra cover

Saim Ayub to de Kock, 2 runs, shouts of catch it but it falls in no man's land! de Kock uses his feet, is not quite to the pitch of it but still goes downtown with an expansive stroke. Not off the middle of the bat but he manages to clear the back-tracking mid-on fielder. Ashraf at long-off moves to his left and dives full length to save a couple of runs for his side. Excellent commitment from him

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, coming in with the arm, punched from the crease to short mid-wicket

Saim Ayub to de Kock, FOUR, nicely played! Full delivery around off, de Kock kneels down on one knee and sweeps it hard over square leg to get the desired result

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, flatter and quicker around off, kept out

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, oh, a false stroke but de Kock gets away! Tossed up full ball around off, de Kock tries to go inside out over extra cover perhaps but the ball turns away and grips. He gets it off the outer half but fortunately for him, it goes on the bounce to short third. He has to be wary of the right-arm off-spinner. The southpaw has a history of struggling against this particular type of bowling

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, looped up nicely on middle and off, de Kock lunges in defence

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, 138.9kph fullish delivery swinging in from outside off, pushed gently to covers

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, FOUR, crunched! That's in the zone for de Kock, pace on this time. de Kock sets a steady base for himself and smashes it past mid-off. That traveled to the fence at the rate of knots

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock gets off the mark off his 11th delivery! Back of the hand slower ball on off, de Kock is on the move as he converts it into a slot ball and hits it over mid-off for a boundary

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, pushed off the inner half back to Shaheen Afridi

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, quicker and flatter around off, pushed from the crease to covers

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, oh, sharp turn and grip! Slow through the air and on a length on off, turns away venemously. de Kock tries to slog it across but misses. He had dragged his back foot out of the crease momentarily but dragged it inside when Rizwan took the bails off. Not a smart shot to attempt on a dry and abrasive surface especially when you are new to the crease

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, fullish delivery swinging in on off, driven crisply but straight to mid-on. Only a run off the over

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, de Kock reaches out and drives it off the toe-end to mid-off

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, floated delivery on off, very slow through the air at 80.8kph, de Kock leans towards it and pushes it to covers. Tidy start from Saim Ayub

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on off, de Kock hangs back and blocks it down the track

Saim Ayub to de Kock, no run, loopy full delivery outside off, eased off the front foot towards cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, 136.2kph length delivery in the channel, de Kock covers the line and blocks it to the right of Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, no run, beaten! On a fuller length around off, some away swing on this occasion, de Kock goes for a booming drive through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge